Eat Your Breakfast – Start the Day Right

Think skipping breakfast is good way to lose weight? Think again! Skipping breakfast is like going on a long fast of 15 to 20 hours. This can lead to increased insulin response, increased fat storage, and ultimately, weight gain.

Over 50% of people do not eat breakfast! All you breakfast haters need to change your ways if you want to lose weight. Eating breakfast is good for weight loss. When we wake up in the morning, our bodies want food. If you don’t fuel your body after all those hours, your body will burn other things like muscle, just to get energy to get the day going.

You may notice that part way through the day, you start getting extremely hungry and start grabbing for sweets and other snacks that are not good for you. By the time dinner rolls around, you are likely bingeing and going for seconds on your dinner plate. It’s a vicious cycle that only you can break.

Eating breakfast keeps you from “starvation eating” later on and gets your metabolism going throughout the day.

Benefits

Weight control

Better concentration

Better vital nutrient absorption

Boost energy levels

Sustains strength and endurance

Blood glucose management

Since breakfast is such an important meal, choose your foods wisely. You won’t be doing yourself any favors if you eat a calorie dense bagel and cream cheese of a MacDonalds r 800-calorie Big Breakfast, or worse, their 1,150-calorie Deluxe Breakfast.

No! Be smart about your breakfast foods. You will be amazed at how energized and clear-thinking you feel throughout the day.

If you are in a morning rush, do what my friend does. She takes a Shakeology smoothie with her. It’s a quick and satisfying breakfast option. Try one of our recipes and get a meal in a glass for under 240 calories.